Sir Frances Drake Who is Sir Frances Drake? Sir Frances Drake was an English man. Sir Frances Drake lived 56 years. He was son of a farmer and preacher. Sir Francis Drake was a naval career officer on West African slave ship.

Sir Frances Drake was a famous seaman, explorer and a pirate sailing around the world. Raiding the Spanish and helping to defeat the Spanish Armada. In 1577 Queen Elizabeth selected him to be the head of an expedition that was to sail around the world. 1580 he returned to England. 1596 Sir Frances Drake was buried at sea off Puerto Bello. By : Abby Bielby